Obituaries
Warsaw and Pierceton, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Warsaw, Pierceton and Kosciusko County, IN.
Irene Benson
Jun 27, 2013
Irene Benson, age 73, of Pierceton, Indiana passed away Thursday, June 27, 2013 in I.U. Health Goshen Hospital, Goshen, Indiana. On September 22, 1939, she was born in South Bend, Indiana to Nicholas and Irene (Kovacs) Borsodi. Irene was raised in South Bend and then she moved to Kosciusko County in the late 1960's. She was semi- retired from...
Anna Jane Parsley
Jun 27, 2013
Anna Jane Parsley, 84 of Warsaw, Indiana passed away at 4:25 am Thursday, June 27, 2013 in Masons Health and Rehabilitation Center, Warsaw. On May 6, 1929, she was born in Prestonsburg, Kentucky to Richard and Aggie (Poe) Gibson. She married Paul D. Parsley on May 24, 1952 in Indianapolis. He preceded her in death on November 29, 2006....
Robert Leroy Bottorff Sr.
Jun 25, 2013
Robert LeRoy Bottorff Sr., 65 of Winona Lake passed away at 8:20 pm Tuesday, June 25, 2013 in his residence. On November 7, 1947, he was born in Valparaiso, Indiana to Clyde and Anna Bernice (Ketchum) Bottorff. Robert lived in various towns in Northern Indiana until moving to Winona Lake three years ago. He worked for Dalton Foundry, Warsaw...
George Lenke
Jun 21, 2013
George H. Lenke, Jr., 88, formerly of Warsaw, Indiana, died April 25, 2013 in Sarasota, Florida.Born in Cicero, Illinois on June 8, 1924, to George H. Lenke, Sr. and Gertrude Krefft Lenke, George grew up in the Elmhurst, Illinois area. In 1942, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps, earned his commission and wings as a Second Lieutenant in...
Dorothy Laverne Ingle
Jun 21, 2013
Dorothy Lavern (Hogan) Ingle, age 82, of Warsaw, IN passed away Friday, June 21, 2013 at 6:30 AM at her residence in Warsaw, IN. She was born May 30, 1931 in Silver Lake, IN to Arthur Hogan and Alice Gaut. On August 13, 1955 in Nappanee, IN she was united in marriage to Wayne M. Ingle who preceded her...
Maxine S. Whitaker
Jun 20, 2013
Maxine S. Whitaker, age 84, of Silver Lake, IN passed away Thursday, June 20, 2013 at 5:50 PM in Millers Merry Manor Warsaw, IN. She was born May 14, 1929 in Floyd County, KY to Cager and Duce (Hackworth) Spradlin. He was a 52 year resident of Silver Lake, IN. On May 21, 1946 in Prestonsburg, KY she was...
John E. Biltz
Jun 20, 2013
John E. Biltz, 80, Warsaw, Indiana passed away Thursday June 20, 2013 at 1:10 a.m. in Kosciusko Community Hospital Warsaw, Indiana. He was born October 22, 1932 in Nappanee, Indiana to Edgar C. and Bernice (Bonewitz) Biltz. He has lived most of his life in Warsaw. He worked for Litchfield Creamery as a Churn operator for many years. He...
Marie Petro Fisher
Jun 19, 2013
Marie Petro Fisher Marie Petro Fisher, 92 of Warsaw, Indiana passed away at 10:08 pm Wednesday, June 19, 2013 in her residence. On December 4, 1920, she was born in Warsaw to William Petro Sr. and Nellie (Garber) Petro Poland. She married John Herbert Fisher in 1950, who preceded her in death in 1994. Marie was a lifetime...
Chester Scott Craig
Jun 15, 2013
Chester Scott Craig, 83 of Warsaw, Indiana passed away at 10:30 am Friday, June 14, 2013 in his residence. On April 20, 1930, he was born in Pierceton, Indiana to LeRoy and Beatrice (Horne) Craig. He married Dorothy June Hunter on October 23, 1960 whom preceded him in death on November 25, 2009. A lifetime resident of Warsaw, he...
Sara Kay Powers
Jun 14, 2013
Sara Kay Powers Sara Kay Powers died February 6, 2013, at her home in Richardson, TX.A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 22, at Palestine Cemetery. Pastor Cindy Gackenheimer from Walnut Creek Church, Warsaw will be officiating.Sara Kay was born March 6, 1936, to John and Katharyn McSherry in Muncie. She spent most of...
J.C. Napier
Jun 13, 2013
JC Napier JC Napier, 83 of Pierceton, Indiana passed away at 8:15 pm Thursday, June 13, 2013 in his residence. On December 5, 1929, he was born in Keokee, Virginia to Milton and Beatrice (Stewert) Napier. He married Kaylene (England) Johnson on May 29, 1977 in North Judson, Indiana, who survives. JC was born and raised in Keokee, Virginia...
Makayla Grace Stambaugh
Jun 13, 2013
Makayla Grace Stambaugh, stillborn of Warsaw, Indiana passed away at 10:29 pm Thursday, June 13, 2013 in Dupont Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. On June 13, 2013, she was born to Jeremy Stambaugh and Bunny Summerland in Fort Wayne. Makayla is survived by her parents, Jeremy Stambaugh and Bunny Summerland, Warsaw; two brothers, Alexander Stambaugh and Andrew Wbarra both of...
Betty Leek
Jun 12, 2013
Betty Philpot Leek, 57, went to be with Heavenly Father at 5:39 AM on June 12, 2013 at her Warsaw residence. She was born on April 8, 1956, daughter of James and Mary Philpot who preceded her. On May 27, 1977 she married Joe Leek, who survives. She was a long time employee of United Telephone Company and in...
Nancy C. Nellans
Jun 11, 2013
Nancy C. Nellans, age 68, of Warsaw, Indiana passed away June 11, 2013 at 10:30 AM in Warsaw Meadows. She was born April 1, 1945 in Warsaw to Adrian and Mary (Taylor) Coplen. She was a 1963 graduate of Warsaw High School, received a Bachelors Degree in Secondary Education from Purdue University 1967 and Masters Degree in Psychology 1968....
Mary Lois Swain
Jun 11, 2013
Mary Lois Swain, age 91, of Warsaw, Indiana passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at 3:00 AM in Millers Merry Manor of Warsaw. She was born July 24, 1921 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Jacob Milton and Blanche (Winebrenner) Roush. On December 28, 1941 she was united in marriage to Joseph Charles Swain in Pierceton, IN who preceded her...
James B. Benson Jr.
Jun 10, 2013
James B. Benson Jr., 74 of Claypool, Indiana passed away at 9:00 am Monday, June 10, 2013 in his residence. On October 4, 1938, he was born in Mishawaka, Indiana to James and Goldie (Klietz) Benson Sr. James lived most of his life in Kosciusko County where he was employed by Dalton Foundry, Warsaw for thirty years and then...
Patricia Perconti
Jun 7, 2013
Patricia Louise (Kenealy) Perconti, age 83, of Warsaw, Indiana and formerly of Gary, Indiana passed away Friday June 7, 2013 at 4:15 PM in Peabody Retirement Community of North Manchester, IN. She was born in Gary, IN to John C. and Clara H. (Patterson) Kenealy on April 10, 1930. She was united in marriage to Bernard J. Perconti February...
Holly Collier
Jun 6, 2013
Holly Betty Collier, age 67, of Pierceton, Indiana passed away Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 6:40 PM in Mason Health Care and Rehabilitation Warsaw, IN. She was born February 26, 1946 in San Antonio, TX to Jules and Marguerite Elizabeth (Norris) Hoffman. A 25-year resident of Kosciusko County, IN she was united in marriage to Roger Collier in 1988....
Harry Spencer
Jun 4, 2013
Harry Spencer, III, age 63, of Leesburg, Indiana passed away Wednesday June 5, 2013 at 10:47 PM in Kosciusko Community Hospital Warsaw, IN. He was born June 9, 1949 in Elwood, IN to Harry and Anna (Paseka) Spencer, II. He faithfully served his country in the United States Marine Corps as an E-2 from 1967 to 1970 in Company...
Terry L. Swoverland
Jun 4, 2013
Terry L. Swoverland, 48 of Leesburg, Indiana passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 5:40 a.m. in his residence. He was born on July 15, 1964 in Warsaw to Jon and Linda (Hull) Swoverland who survive. He has been a lifetime resident of Kosciusko County.On April 30, 2005 in Indianapolis he married Holly Monroe who survives. Terry was a...
